Family & Carer Peer Wellbeing Navigator
Wellways
Posted 24 days ago
- NFP Values based company + Salary Packaging up to $15,899 + 17.5% Leave loading
- Support families & carers using your lived experience.
- Empower carers to navigate mental health challenges.
Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.
About the opportunity at the Medicare Mental Health Centre in Dubbo
The Medicare Mental Health Centre, funded by the Western NSW Primary Health Network through the Australian Government's PHN Program, offers a free, safe, and welcoming space for families and carers to access mental health advice, support, and services in Dubbo and Bathurst.
As a Family & Carer Peer Navigator, you will play a crucial role in guiding and supporting families and carers of individuals experiencing mental health challenges, psychological distress, or substance use concerns. You will help carers navigate the mental health system, access appropriate supports, and build confidence in their caregiving role-all while ensuring their own wellbeing is supported.
About you
Drawing from your personal experience as a family member or carer of someone with mental illness, psychological distress, or substance use challenges, you will use your knowledge and training to provide practical guidance, advocacy, and emotional support. As a Family & Carer Peer Navigator with Wellways, you will ensure that families and carers feel heard, valued, and empowered in their journey.
You will be comfortable sharing your lived experience in a safe and supported way, helping to foster hope and connection for other carers who may be struggling.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing intentional peer support to carers and families
- Offering one-on-one navigation support to connect carers with the right services and resources
- Facilitating group peer support sessions to strengthen community connections
- Helping carers build their own resilience and capacity to support their loved one
- Encouraging engagement with recovery-focused services that benefit both individuals and their families
You will also need:
- Personal experience of supporting a person with a mental illness, or psychological distress and recovery
- Certificate IV/Diploma in Mental Health, AOD or tertiary qualification in social science or 1+ year relevant work experience in mental health sector or intentional Peer Support Training
- National Police Check
- Current Working with Children Check-employment
- NDIS Workers Screening check
- Evidence of right to work in Australia
- 100 points of identification
- NDIS Workers Orientation module certificate - free online course
- Willingness to work a rotating roster which may include weekends
The role offers part-time opportunities at 30.4 hours per week, with flexible rostering to support work-life balance. Operating hours include extended hours, with day, evening, and weekend shifts available. Penalty rates apply for applicable shifts.
What we will offer you…
- A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
- An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment
- Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing
- Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum
- Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take annual leave
- Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
- Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program
For further information regarding this role please contact via email | Dean Bayliss | [email protected]
Applications close 6th March 2025
We encourage early applications as interviews will begin prior to advertising closing date.
To view the full Position Description and submit your application with cover letter, click APPLY.
Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement
About Wellways
Wellways Australia Limited is a leading not-for-profit mental health and disability support organisation with services in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania. Our services span mental health, disability and community care, and reach thousands of people each year.
We work with a diverse range of people living with mental health issues or various disabilities, and their families, friends and carers, to bring about positive change and build good lives in their communities. This can include creating a home, securing a job and building meaningful relationships.
Our mental health, disability and rehabilitation services bring together evidence from research with an understanding of people’s lived experience—what works for them. Our mental health workforce includes clinicians, nurses, community support workers and ‘peers’—those who have a lived experience of mental illness and recovery. Together, they create an environment that focuses on hope rather than illness.
We work in partnership with people and their families to identify their own needs and goals and support them to attain a great life in the community. Our partnerships extend to clinicians, GPs, hospitals, community health organisations and government, ensuring that our services and programs reach people in the communities in which they live.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website
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